Principal PCB Design Engineer - High-Speed, HDI, Compliance

Frontgrade Technologies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) match

9x80 compressed work schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO and holidays

Paid family leave

Job summary

Frontgrade Technologies in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal PCB Design Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain complex PCB layouts. You will collaborate with hardware and mechanical engineers to ensure performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.

Responsibilities include creating symbols and footprints, establishing vendor guidelines, and delivering fabrication drawings and Gerber files. You will drive DFM, signal integrity, and IPC/JEDEC standards while mentoring others.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical engineering or related field; bachelor preferred.
• 10–15 years of PCB design experience.
• IPC, CID, REACH certifications are preferred.
• Proficiency in PCB design software, schematic capture and DFM.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCB symbols, footprints, layouts and prototypes.
• Create schematic symbols and component footprints for PCB integration.
• Establish and maintain PCB guidelines meeting vendor standards.
• Prepare fabrication drawings, Gerber files, BOMs and revisions.
• Collaborate with hardware, mechanical and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure designs meet IPC, JEDEC, EMC, UL, CE and other standards.
• Review and update designs for performance, cost and manufacturability.

Skills

Schematic capture

High-speed design

Signal integrity analysis

DFM

PCB design

Education

Associate's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

Siemens Expedition

Job description

Frontgrade Technologies in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal PCB Design Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain complex PCB layouts. You will collaborate with hardware and mechanical engineers to ensure performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.

Responsibilities include creating symbols and footprints, establishing vendor guidelines, and delivering fabrication drawings and Gerber files. You will drive DFM, signal integrity, and IPC/JEDEC standards while mentoring others.